@lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social Aspiring philosopher; tolerable human; "amusing combination of sardonic detachment & literally all the feelings felt entirely unironically all at once" [he/his]
Rotimi Adeoye @rotimia.bsky.social contributing opinion writer @nytimes | formerly aclu & sen. bob casey #gobirds 🦅
Adrian Pietrzak @zoningwonk.bsky.social PhD student at Princeton studying urban politics and how to make our cities fairer and more affordable. He/him 🏳️🌈
apietrzak.org
Blair Lorenzo / The Fox and the City @thefoxandthecity.com The world-famous urban theorist who…wait, this has to be honest‽
Independent Professional Urbanist and Writer, creating in-depth critiques of urban spaces, places, & systems.
My work:
thefoxandthecity.com
Also ED @etany.org
She/her
donoteat @donoteat.bsky.social i'm back bitches
podcasting @wtyppod.bsky.social
Joi Washington, Media Borough Mayor @mayorjoi.bsky.social 💙America's Next Top Mayor
💙Pedestrian Safety, public parks, safer streets
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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social Episcopalian | North Carolinian | father | husband | English teacher | liberal | lost on Jeopardy! | 🏳️🌈 | IG: @aubreygilleran
Jane Roh 노진이 @janeroh.bsky.social Comms professional. Currently labor, formerly Philly DA & Philly City Council. Long-ago journalist. Views my own. Public money belongs in public schools.
Seoul 🛩 Philly 🚆 DC 🚆 NYC 🚆 DC 🚆 Philly 💞
Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social Examining how we make passenger rail better (electric/modern) for NYU-Marron. Prev: NY Mag, NY Post-Metro, NYDN. Hook’em🤘. 🏳️🌈. Tips? bynolanhicks@gmail.com; Signal/WhatsApp.
Anthony LaMesa @ajlamesa.bsky.social Active on Threads, X, and Substack.
Laura McCrystal @lmccrystal.bsky.social Education editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Jake Anbinder @jakeanbinder.bsky.social Author of NIMBY NATION: The War on Growth That Created Our Housing Crisis and Remade American Politics (Bloomsbury, 2027). American historian and Klarman Fellow @Cornell. Learn more: JacobAnbinder.com
John Zimmerman @johnzimmerman.bsky.social Lead Video Zimm Productions | Digital Marketing, Video Production, Communications
Emily Perkins, PhD @emilyrperkins.bsky.social UPenn postdoc studying externalizing & its mitigation; FSU clinical psych PhD 🐰 she/her
Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social National politics reporter at semafor.com. Alum: WashPost, Bloomberg, Slate, Reason. Author of “The Show That Never Ends.”
Meg Stephens @megste.bsky.social 🙄 | Philly
Salim Furth @salimfurth.bsky.social Mostly on LinkedIn. Housing nerd. Personal views only. It's a free country.
Joe Yerardi @joeyerardi.bsky.social Data reporter/news developer at @inquirer.com. Secretary of @phillynewsguild.bsky.social ✊. @ire.org fan & Mizzou 🐯. Got tips? jyerardi@inquirer.com | 445.289.1864
Interlocker @favorssignals.bsky.social Making sure your train doesn’t crash since 2018
PTC Defender
NYC
lcristella.bsky.social @lcristella.bsky.social Enthusiast. Mom & frmr foster mom. President & CEO @committeeof70, frmr president @LWVPhilly. Views are my own.
Julia Terruso @jterruso.bsky.social National and Pa. politics reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer. Philly sports and theater lover.
Michael Froehlich @froehlich1.bsky.social Legal aid lawyer. Philadelphia. Housing. Homeownership. Third places. Public education. Bicycling. Dinghy sailing. Founder West Philly Tool Library.
Joshua Isserman @joshuais.bsky.social 
Jim Saksa @jimsaksa.com Reporter at Democracy Docket. Formerly: Roll Call, WHYY, Philly City Paper, Big Law attorney. DC is my residence but Philly is my home.
Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/mIicLoRfHtXzNhg1AFxApfhAIErtSNegujNmob8e3mtnivM_XjJEQIQJ3JPuH6WB
Jay Pitter @jaypitter.bsky.social Award-Winning Placemaker (25+ North American Cities). Author. Speaker. Urban Planning Adjunct Professor. Subdivided Co-Editor. Two Book Deal w/ Penguin Random House Canada. Hip Hop & a lil Punk Rock. Hopeful.
𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social 
5th Square Advocacy @5thsqadvocacy.org Grassroots urbanist organizers working towards a more accessible, sustainable, and equitable Philadelphia.
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18th Ward Democrats @ward18dems.bsky.social Philadelphia's 18th Ward Democratic Organization. Connecting neighbors to local politics in Fishtown and Kensington. Email us at ward18dems@gmail.com
Senator Maria Collett @senatorcollett.com Nurse-legislator representing Pennsylvania's 12th Senate District in Montgomery County. Democratic Caucus Chair. 
Leonard Bonarek @lennibug.bsky.social Coco Urbanist, e-cargo bike evangelist, transportation planner, urbanist utopian children's book author. Currently looking for my keys, which are hiding under the injera
Center City District @centercityphila.org Keeping Center City clean, safe and attractive since 1991. Follow for all things dining, shopping, parks, and entertainment in Center City Philadelphia.
centercityphila.org
David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social Thinking, writing, and speaking about transport, cities, and tech. Contributing Writer @ Bloomberg and cohost @ Look Both Ways w/David & Wes. Working on a book about congestion pricing. linktr.ee/davidzipper
Newsletter & contact info: www.davidzipper.com
The Niskanen Center @niskanencenter.bsky.social Strengthening liberal democracy through innovative policy solutions.
John Boyle 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱🇵🇦 @fjohnboyle.bsky.social Addicted to e-bikes.
Research Director at the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. Hot takes are my own. My relationship status with NJ TRANSIT is "complicated".
Ernie Tedeschi @ernietedeschi.bsky.social Personal Account. Chief economist at Stripe. Former Director of Economics, The Budget Lab at Yale University. Former Chief Economist, White House Council of Economic Advisers.
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social DC. political philosopher at Georgetown, editor at @hammerandhope.bsky.social, rhythm guitarist + vox for @femiandfoundation.bsky.social. #COYS
TTF Watershed @ttfwatershed.bsky.social We connect people 2 their creeks. Empower our constituents 2 improve our 30 sq mile watershed in North-Northeast Philly
Will Dungan @willdungan.bsky.social various quibbles
@electricjen.bsky.social @electricjen.bsky.social I like cities and electric cars and the eagles.
Justin Sadle @jsadle.bsky.social Kentuckian. American. Jew. Opinions are my own.
#BBN #HTTC #COYS
Joanna McClinton @joanna4pa.bsky.social Political account | 1st Woman Speaker of the Pennsylvania House | State Rep in the 191st | Lawyer | Preacher | Former Public Defender
Go Birds💚🦅🤍
Scott Charles @scottcharles.bsky.social Trauma outreach manager • Victim advocate • Pusher of gun locks • Business Insider's 100 People Transforming Business • Teaching the realities of firearm injury • Philly
Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social political theologian at the ministry for the future (anglican - classical social democrat)
interests: classics, history, philosophy, conflict + IR, economics/economic history, foreign policy, climate change, E. Asia
@vaughnjohnson.bsky.social @vaughnjohnson.bsky.social 
Jonathan Poet @jonpoet.bsky.social Philadelphian. Deputy Health and Science editor at The Associated Press.
Kyle Sammin @sammin.bsky.social 
Arthur Steinberg @artsteinberg-pft.bsky.social Special education teacher, labor leader. President of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (@pft.org), Assistant Treasurer of AFT Pennsylvania (@aftpa.bsky.social), and a VP of AFT (@aft.org).
Richardson Dilworth @richardsondilworth.bsky.social Professor at Drexel U and managing editor of Urban Affairs Review. Author of Urban Origins of Suburban Autonomy and Reforming Philadelphia, 1682-2022.
Harrison Cann @harrisonlcann.bsky.social Senior Reporter for City & State PA based in Philadelphia
UMD alum and numb Jets and Sixers fan
@samanthamelamed.bsky.social @samanthamelamed.bsky.social 
Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social Urbanist advocate. Policy Director at the Parking Reform Network. Writer at Strong Towns. Co-author "Escaping the Housing Trap." St. Paul, Minnesota.
Elaine Petrossian @epetrossian.bsky.social Proud Democrat & 2024 Biden- Harris-Walz DNC Delegate. Childless 🐈⬛ lady, Philly Philly. Ops are mine, not my ward’s
Henry Savage @mediabyhenry.bsky.social reporter at @inquirer.com | hsavage@inquirer.com (he/him)
Emily Rizzo @emilykrizzo.bsky.social Freelance Reporter and Podcast Producer. Previously Kensington Voice, WHYY. Heard on NPR, words in The Intercept, Chalkbeat, Inquirer. Based in Philly, raised in Jersey.
Stephen R. Flemming, Ed.D. @kellygrade6.bsky.social Jesus. Philly. teacher. adjunct. still mostly on Twitter. same @
Michael Cunningham @phillyvaluation.bsky.social Business and commercial real estate appraiser. Urbanist. Philadelphian. Se habla español. Quito is my second home.
paul khruangbin (Dan Lehner) @danlehner.bsky.social Opened at gunpoint in a Lady Footlocker. Trombonist, composer, bandleader (The Great Long Meadow Fire, True East, Store Hours). Bluesky’s resident Fun Tsar. Brooklyn, NY. he/him.
https://linktr.ee/Danlehner
James Potts @jamespottsphl.bsky.social Advocate for modern, functional cities, designed for the people that live there 🏙️
CRE 🏢🏗️
HSR dreamer🚅
Lover of Idaho stops🚲
Philly sports 🏀 🏈⚾️
◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social Writer and editor for @Bloomberg @CityLab. Texan. Chili purist.
📸: @kriston_capps
💌: kcapps3@bloomberg.net
🔒: @kristoncapps.33
📰: https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/citylab-design-edition
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social Rejected Center City District intern, 2005
Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social Project HOME is a Philadelphia non-profit empowering individuals to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. None of us are home until all of us are home®
Devi Lockwood @dlockwood.bsky.social Author of 1,001 VOICES ON CLIMATE CHANGE. 📖 http://bit.ly/1001Voices
Blvd Subway @blvdsubway.bsky.social Build the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway! 🚇
@nextphlmayor.bsky.social @nextphlmayor.bsky.social 
Helen Ubiñas @notesfromhel.bsky.social Journalist. Writer. Content creator – or whatever the hip term is now. Founder, Ñ Fund for Latinas in Journalism.
Brendan @ninthhostage.bsky.social I think of creative ways to end the world for a living, and how to protect shareholder value to the bitter end | 📍Philadelphia
Max M. Marin @maxmmarin.bsky.social Reporter at Philadelphia Inquirer, investigations team.
Sandy Smith @marketstel.bsky.social Journalist in service to the real estate marketing machine ex-PhillyMag, now indie. Transit geek; they know me @SEPTA. Architect manqué. BBQ fiend. Decent cook & singer. History buff. Amateur tour guide. Trivia whiz. Nice guy.
Lauren Rinaldi @laurenrinaldi.bsky.social 📍Philadelphia
Artist | Mom | Democratic Ward Leader
LaurenRinaldi.com
Monorail Maoist @awildschild.bsky.social Don't ever 'well actually' me,
Temple '23
Union
Not technically a maoist
Ben S @bensh3.bsky.social Transit planning & geospatial analysis
Ed Bacon fan | 平均地权 upholder | Philadelphia maneto
Posts are mine only and don't reflect anyone else
Jeffrey Lin @jeffrlin.bsky.social Economist studying cities, regions, and growth. West Philly dad. Views are my own. https://jlin.org/
Cassidy Martin @cassmartin02.bsky.social 📍Philly
probably yapping on the block
Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social (he/him/dude)
Living in Philly, go birds
I also make the Armchair Urbanist series
https://linktr.ee/alanthefisher
Russell Richie 🔰🌐🏗🚲♿🏳️🌈 @drussellmrichie.bsky.social Director of Strategy and Impact at the Progress and Poverty Institute (@pandpinst). Treasurer at 5th Square (@5thsq). he/him. Cancer survivor and ADHD haver.
Katie Ernst @katieernst.bsky.social Supervisor of federal litigation at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Posting about appellate law, criminal law, and Philadelphia. 
Michelle Myers @bymichellemyers.bsky.social Breaking news reporter. Phillie Phanatic compatriot 🇪🇨
Frank Iannuzzi @frankiannuzzi.bsky.social 📍Philadelphia | Policy | Democratic Politics | he/him | cyclist, schemer, dog petter
“Just because we’re bereaved doesn’t make us saps!”
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism @lenfestinstitute.org Solutions for the next era of local news. 
Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social Global advisor on better cities, city planning, transportation & urban change. City planner + urbanist leading @ToderianUW.bsky.social. Past Chief Planner for Vancouver BC. Past/founding President of @CanUrbanism.bsky.social. International speaker & media.
William Bender @wbender99.bsky.social Reporter, Philadelphia Inquirer investigations team. Public corruption, govt accountability, fraudsters, grifters. Tennis.
David Gambacorta @dgambacorta.bsky.social Writer @ The Philadelphia Inquirer and other fine publications. Send coffee.
https://www.dgambacorta.com
Charlie Gardner @charlescgardner.bsky.social Lawyer with a fascination for cities. Now researching zoning law and land use with the Mercatus Center. "OldUrbanist" forever.
WHYY News @whyynews.bsky.social Trustworthy news, insight, and conversation for the Philly region, including New Jersey, Delaware and beyond, straight from WHYY’s newsroom, NPR, PBS and more.
whyy.org
Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com A Harrisburg-based nonpartisan, nonprofit news site dedicated to fact-based, nuanced, fair, and transparent coverage focusing on how policies implemented in Harrisburg and Washington D.C. impact you and your community.
info@penncapital-star.com
PoliticsPA @politicspa.bsky.social The latest breaking Pennsylvania political news from Harrisburg to DC. Governor, US Senate, Congress, state Senate & House, and more. Tips: steve@politicspa.com
Stephen Caruso @stephenjcaruso.bsky.social Pennsylvania Capitol Reporter for Spotlight PA | Yankee Fan | Die Gedanken Sind Frei | scaruso[at]spotlightpa[dot]org
Stephanie Farr @farfarraway.bsky.social Columnist with The Philadelphia Inquirer (aka jawnalist) covering what makes Philly weird, wild and wonderfully unique. I fight for Philly's honor against its haters. 
Aubrey Whelan @aubreywhelan.bsky.social Reporter covering public health, addiction, hospital workforces, and other health stuff for @inquirer.com. Pronouns: she/her. South Philly forever.
Contact me on Signal: aubreywhelan.73
https://www.inquirer.com/author/whelan_aubrey
Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social JoeD@Inquirer.com
I write about money and people
mostly for the Philadelphia Inquirer
https://www.inquirer.com/author/distefano_joseph_n/
+OFS
Dylan Purcell @dylancpurcell.bsky.social Investigative reporter/data journalist Philadelphia @inquirer.com. Southpaw. Pulitzer Prize winner & 2x finalist. Temple University alum.
Nate File @natefile.bsky.social Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Enjoys hoops.
Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social National opinion columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer; author of After the Ivory Tower Falls; free weekly newsletter at inquirer.com/bunch
Dan McQuade @dhm.bsky.social visual editor, defector media
currently on medical leave
Zoe Greenberg @zoegberg.bsky.social on maternity leave. Features writer @ Philadelphia Inquirer. Past: Boston Globe, NYT
Read my stuff at zoehgreenberg.com
Write to me: zgreenberg@inquirer.com
Jared Brey @jaredbrey.bsky.social Philadelphia-based reporter covering transportation and infrastructure for Governing. Contributing editor at Landscape Architecture Magazine. Email: jaredbrey@gmail.com.
Layla A. Jones @laylaayanna.bsky.social Current political reporter at TPM | past economic equity reporter @ the Philadelphia Inquirer; Knight-Bagehot Fellow @ Columbia; Billy Penn & WHYY; Philadelphia City Council; The Philadelphia Tribune
Abraham Gutman @abgutman.bsky.social A civil courts reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer. PACER obsessed docket sleuth. Send me gossip to agutman(at)inquirer.com and Agutman.96 on Signal.